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35769

ZIP 35769 is in Scottsboro, Alabama, mostly in Jackson County; area codes 256 and 938; Central time. Scottsboro has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 35768.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jackson +1 more
Metro area
Scottsboro, AL
Population
9,908
Coordinates
34.5976, -86.1051
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Where 35769 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 35769
  • 🔢 Type 35769 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgLSE — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 35,769 = 3 × 11923. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1000101110111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 35768 (Scottsboro, AL, 13 mi away) and 35771 (Section, AL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 35769 becomes 96753 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kihei, HI, 4,326 miles away.
  • 👥 45 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35967, 35976, 36579, 36759, 37659, 39567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96375 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,685 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯775 miles southeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 35769 and you would come out at 34.60°S, 93.89°E — 1,279 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 50m.
  • 📏 At 63.0 square miles of land, 35769 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,908This ZIP9,908
Households4,269This ZIP4,269
Housing units4,877This ZIP4,877
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Alabama39.3US 38.9
Median household income$55,687This ZIP$55,687Alabama$63,999US $80,734
Median home value$210,700This ZIP$210,700Alabama$209,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$759This ZIP$759Alabama$1,007US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%This ZIP27.1%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density157.2 / sq miThis ZIP157.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments161This ZIP161
Employees3,182This ZIP3,182
Annual payroll$146,546,000This ZIP$146,546,000
Tax returns filed4,520This ZIP4,520
Total adjusted gross income$398,742,000This ZIP$398,742,000

Land area

Land area63.04 sq miThis ZIP63.04 sq mi
Water area22.33 sq miThis ZIP22.33 sq mi

Counties 35769 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jackson County 72.6%
Marshall County 27.4%

Other place names in 35769

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ZIP codes near 35769

ZIPCityDistance
35755 Langston, AL 6.1 mi
35771 Section, AL 7.0 mi
35776 Woodville, AL 9.4 mi
35975 Groveoak, AL 11.0 mi
35744 Dutton, AL 11.5 mi
35768 Scottsboro, AL 12.9 mi
35747 Grant, AL 13.1 mi
35971 Fyffe, AL 13.3 mi
35774 Trenton, AL 13.5 mi
35752 Hollywood, AL 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 35769?

35769 is in Scottsboro, Alabama, in Jackson County, part of the Scottsboro, AL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 34.5976, -86.1051.

What county is 35769 in?

35769 spans 2 counties: Jackson County and Marshall County. Most of it falls in Jackson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 35769?

Scottsboro uses area codes 256 and 938, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 35769 in?

35769 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 35769?

About 9,908 people live in ZIP code 35769, in 4,269 households, at 157.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 35769?

$55,687 a year, against $63,999 across Alabama.

What ZIP codes are near 35769?

The closest are 35755 (6.1 mi), 35771 (7 mi), 35776 (9.4 mi), 35975 (11 mi) and 35744 (11.5 mi).

Is 35769 a PO Box ZIP code?

35769 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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